Five employees have failed to prove that their manager bullied them, with the Fair Work Commission commenting it is "appropriate to make allowances for some degree of exasperation or tension" in workplace interactions.
A worker has lost her stop-bullying claim after making "unpalatable" accusations that she was targeted due to her Chinese heritage, with the Fair Work Commission finding no evidence of repeated unreasonable behaviour towards her.
An HR manager and other superiors caused an employee's psychological injury when they either ignored or failed to properly investigate her bullying and harassment complaints, a commission has ruled.
An employee has won nearly $20k compensation after her employer summarily dismissed her, with the Fair Work Commission finding it failed to properly investigate allegations that her bullying behaviour caused three colleagues to resign.
With the festive season approaching, a workplace relations expert warns employers not to underestimate the effect alcohol has on behaviour, reminding them of their new "positive duty" to prevent inappropriate conduct.
An employee's lack of "insight and resilience" meant he couldn't recognise his colleagues' behaviour was a direct response to his own, the Fair Work Commission has found in stop-bullying proceedings. It also made three recommendations to ensure more "viable" ongoing relationships.
An employee who claimed he was "gaslighted" and bullied by colleagues more than a decade ago has been blocked from pursuing his discrimination claim, with a tribunal finding the lengthy delay in making his application was "inexcusable".
The Fair Work Commission has granted a worker's request for copies of emails, notes and reports related to her employer's internal processes, as part of her stop-bullying claim.
The Fair Work Commission has chastised a supervisor who did nothing to stop an employee from being bullied, finding he failed to "model and enforce" respectful workplace behaviour.
The former CEO of Harrier Group was summarily dismissed for deliberately misusing her work credit card while the company was struggling financially, not because she raised bullying and pay issues, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
